diff --git a/crates/nu-color-config/src/style_computer.rs b/crates/nu-color-config/src/style_computer.rs
index 25d578573d..03ea07c07f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-color-config/src/style_computer.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-color-config/src/style_computer.rs
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ impl<'a> StyleComputer<'a> {
         let mut map: StyleMapping = [
             ("separator".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::White.normal())),
             ("leading_trailing_space_bg".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Style::default().on(Color::Rgb(128, 128, 128)))),
-            ("header".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::White.normal())),
-            ("empty".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::White.normal())),
-            ("bool".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::White.normal())),
+            ("header".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::Green.bold())),
+            ("empty".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::Blue.normal())),
+            ("bool".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::LightCyan.normal())),
             ("int".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::White.normal())),
-            ("filesize".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::White.normal())),
+            ("filesize".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::Cyan.normal())),
             ("duration".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::White.normal())),
-            ("date".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::White.normal())),
+            ("date".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::Purple.normal())),
             ("range".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::White.normal())),
             ("float".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::White.normal())),
             ("string".to_string(), ComputableStyle::Static(Color::White.normal())),
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu
index 6273358f6d..101ce4728a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu
@@ -14,33 +14,12 @@ let dark_theme = {
     empty: blue
     # Closures can be used to choose colors for specific values.
     # The value (in this case, a bool) is piped into the closure.
-    bool: {|| if $in { 'light_cyan' } else { 'light_gray' } }
+    # eg) {|| if $in { 'light_cyan' } else { 'light_gray' } }
+    bool: light_cyan
     int: white
-    filesize: {|e|
-        if $e == 0b {
-            'white'
-        } else if $e < 1mb {
-            'cyan'
-        } else { 'blue' }
-    }
+    filesize: cyan
     duration: white
-    date: {|| (date now) - $in |
-        if $in < 1hr {
-            'purple'
-        } else if $in < 6hr {
-            'red'
-        } else if $in < 1day {
-            'yellow'
-        } else if $in < 3day {
-            'green'
-        } else if $in < 1wk {
-            'light_green'
-        } else if $in < 6wk {
-            'cyan'
-        } else if $in < 52wk {
-            'blue'
-        } else { 'dark_gray' }
-    }
+    date: purple
     range: white
     float: white
     string: white
@@ -98,33 +77,12 @@ let light_theme = {
     empty: blue
     # Closures can be used to choose colors for specific values.
     # The value (in this case, a bool) is piped into the closure.
-    bool: {|| if $in { 'dark_cyan' } else { 'dark_gray' } }
+    # eg) {|| if $in { 'dark_cyan' } else { 'dark_gray' } }
+    bool: dark_cyan
     int: dark_gray
-    filesize: {|e|
-        if $e == 0b {
-            'dark_gray'
-        } else if $e < 1mb {
-            'cyan_bold'
-        } else { 'blue_bold' }
-    }
+    filesize: cyan_bold
     duration: dark_gray
-    date: {|| (date now) - $in |
-        if $in < 1hr {
-            'purple'
-        } else if $in < 6hr {
-            'red'
-        } else if $in < 1day {
-            'yellow'
-        } else if $in < 3day {
-            'green'
-        } else if $in < 1wk {
-            'light_green'
-        } else if $in < 6wk {
-            'cyan'
-        } else if $in < 52wk {
-            'blue'
-        } else { 'dark_gray' }
-    }
+    date: purple
     range: dark_gray
     float: dark_gray
     string: dark_gray
@@ -275,7 +233,7 @@ $env.config = {
         vi_normal: underscore # block, underscore, line, blink_block, blink_underscore, blink_line (underscore is the default)
     }
 
-    color_config: {} # if you want a more interesting theme, you can replace the empty record with `$dark_theme`, `$light_theme` or another custom record
+    color_config: $dark_theme # if you want a more interesting theme, you can replace the empty record with `$dark_theme`, `$light_theme` or another custom record
     use_grid_icons: true
     footer_mode: "25" # always, never, number_of_rows, auto
     float_precision: 2 # the precision for displaying floats in tables